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Media Release: New national initiative to inspire the next generation of Water Defenders  

For Immediate Release The Council of Canadians expands its renowned water advocacy program to engage elementary and high school students ...

Council of Canadians welcomes progress on pharmacare legislation

Ottawa – The Pharmacare Act (Bill C-64) is expected to pass third reading in the House of Commons later today ...

Statement: Arms Embargo Now!

The Council of Canadians has joined organizations and unions across the country, representing over 2 million people, to call on ...

Memoriam for David Greenfield 

It is with great sadness that we share that David Greenfield, a great leader of the Council of Canadians Saskatoon ...

Federal budget falls short on pharmacare promise 

Press Release For Immediate Release Statement from Nikolas Barry-Shaw, Council of Canadians campaigner for public pharmacare: OTTAWA – “This budget ...

Open letter supporting the right of the people of Mexico to determine their own relationship with corn

The Council of Canadians has signed this open letter led by the National Farmer's Union in solidarity with farmers in ...

PRESS RELEASE: Canada argues against Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn

"Mexico is a sovereign nation with the right to determine the future of its food supply." ...

Climate organizations fight lng developments from coast to coast | Press releases

Climate organizations call on Premier Eby to abandon fracking, LNG plans VANCOUVER / UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh AND səlilwətaɬ TERRITORIES — ...

We support the right of the people of Mexico to determine their own relationship with corn

The Government of Canada is supporting a trade challenge initiated by the USA, under CUSMA, that aims to end Mexico’s ...

Open Letter: 86 Organizations Demand Canada to Cut Off Fossil Fuel Financing

86 organizations call on the Government of Canada to fulfill its commitment to phase out public financing of the fossil ...

Council of Canadians celebrates landmark pharmacare legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 29, 2024 Ottawa – Today, the Liberals introduced their long-promised legislation for a national pharmacare program ...

Environmental and Labour Groups Join Forces to Demand the Federal Government Expedite Sustainable Jobs Bill

In a letter sent earlier today, twelve major climate and labour organizations called on Prime Minister Trudeau, Natural Resources Minister ...